NEOS Investment Management LLC Acquires 7,933 Shares of Expand Energy Corporation $EXE

NEOS Investment Management LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Expand Energy Corporation (NASDAQ:EXE) by 43.9% during the 3rd quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The firm owned 26,022 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 7,933 shares during the quarter. NEOS Investment Management LLC’s holdings in Expand Energy were worth $2,765,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other large investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in EXE. Vanguard Group Inc. boosted its position in Expand Energy by 2.4% during the third quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 27,913,307 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,965,510,000 after buying an additional 646,330 shares during the period. Geode Capital Management LLC boosted its holdings in Expand Energy by 3.0% during the 2nd quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 5,812,172 shares of the company’s stock valued at $677,029,000 after acquiring an additional 170,222 shares during the period. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA grew its position in Expand Energy by 15.9% during the 2nd quarter. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA now owns 5,396,701 shares of the company’s stock worth $631,090,000 after acquiring an additional 740,502 shares during the last quarter. AGF Management Ltd. grew its position in Expand Energy by 6.2% during the 2nd quarter. AGF Management Ltd. now owns 3,858,041 shares of the company’s stock worth $451,159,000 after acquiring an additional 224,275 shares during the last quarter. Finally, 1832 Asset Management L.P. increased its stake in Expand Energy by 5.9% in the 2nd quarter. 1832 Asset Management L.P. now owns 2,818,936 shares of the company’s stock worth $329,646,000 after purchasing an additional 157,363 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 97.93% of the company’s stock.

Key Expand Energy News

Here are the key news stories impacting Expand Energy this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Q4 earnings materially beat consensus: EXE topped EPS and revenue estimates as production rose ~15%, lifting revenue and cash flow and underpinning stronger near‑term performance expectations. Expand Energy Q4 Earnings Beat
• Positive Sentiment: Earnings call emphasized an efficiency‑led pivot and operational improvements, signaling management is refocusing on returns and margin expansion rather than growth-at-all-costs — a message investors often reward. Earnings Call Signals Efficiency Pivot
• Positive Sentiment: Board declared a quarterly cash dividend (record March 5, payable March 26), restoring shareholder yield and supporting investor interest from income‑focused holders. (Dividend announced Feb. 17)
• Positive Sentiment: Wall Street sentiment remains largely constructive — multiple recent buy/overweight ratings and mid‑to‑high price targets point to upside vs. current levels, which can help sustain buying interest. Analyst Ratings and Targets
• Neutral Sentiment: Multiple transcripts and summaries of the Q4 call and presentation are circulating (Seeking Alpha, Yahoo, MSN, Globe & Mail) — these provide detail but have produced mixed investor takeaways as the market parses finer points of guidance and capital allocation. Earnings Call Highlights
• Neutral Sentiment: Press notices show analysts are conflicted on some energy names including EXE — signals that consensus is not uniform and volatility may continue as investors weigh differing forecasts. Analysts Conflicted
• Neutral Sentiment: Reported short‑interest data in the feed is effectively zero/erroneous (NaN/0), so short activity is not currently a clear market driver from available filings.
• Negative Sentiment: Softer natural‑gas prices and investor scrutiny of the company’s 2026 outlook and capex pacing led some repositioning, which pressured the stock in intraday trade despite the beat; gas price moves remain the key commodity risk for EXE’s near‑term multiple. Market Reaction & Outlook Concerns

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of analysts have recently weighed in on EXE shares. Stephens increased their price objective on Expand Energy from $145.00 to $146.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Wednesday. Citigroup increased their price target on shares of Expand Energy from $118.00 to $125.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, December 19th. Morgan Stanley boosted their price objective on shares of Expand Energy from $135.00 to $136.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Thursday, October 30th. Piper Sandler dropped their target price on shares of Expand Energy from $138.00 to $137.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, January 28th. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group reissued a “buy” rating and issued a $141.00 target price on shares of Expand Energy in a research note on Thursday. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fifteen have assigned a Buy rating and three have given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $130.46.

Expand Energy Stock Up 4.4%

Shares of NASDAQ:EXE opened at $103.85 on Friday. Expand Energy Corporation has a 52-week low of $91.01 and a 52-week high of $126.62. The firm has a market capitalization of $24.73 billion, a P/E ratio of 13.77 and a beta of 0.46. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $106.92 and a 200-day moving average price of $105.88. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.27, a quick ratio of 0.81 and a current ratio of 1.01.

Expand Energy (NASDAQ:EXE) last released its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, February 17th. The company reported $2.00 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.89 by $0.11. The company had revenue of $3.27 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.28 billion. Expand Energy had a return on equity of 8.17% and a net margin of 15.00%. As a group, equities research analysts anticipate that Expand Energy Corporation will post 1.33 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Expand Energy Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, March 26th. Investors of record on Thursday, March 5th will be paid a $0.575 dividend. This represents a $2.30 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.2%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, March 5th. Expand Energy’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 30.50%.

Expand Energy Company Profile

Expand Energy Corporation is an independent natural gas producer principally in the United States. Expand Energy Corporation, formerly known as Chesapeake Energy Corporation, is based in OKLAHOMA CITY.